Conduit-hood.



L A. FLEURY, JH, CONDUIT HOOD;

AIPLICATIUN FILED 00128, 1909.

@75,75% Patented Nov. 15,1%).

UNITED sTATps PATENT clinton.

LOUIS A. FLEURY, Jn., orv InmanAeolus` Im rn1 ra, Assioma, BY Dinner-AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, or' ONE-Foaming To HENRY c. nIrPEL, or INDrANAPoLIs,

INDIANA.

CONDUILHooD.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Nov. 15. 191.0.

To all whom it may concern:

:Be it known that I, Louis A. FLEURY,Jr., a citizen of the United States. residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and .State ot Indiana, have invented certainv such Wires through conduits associated with. the building.

These conduite preferably are commercial metal pipes or tubes of varying length and diameter ordinaril v arranged in vertical position and adapted to incase one or more wires. In order'to preserve -these service Wires and to prevent water from collecting in the conduit from rain or otherwise. the upper end thereof` is provided with a closure designed to shed 'atcr beyond the periphery ot'` the conduit, by which means the conduit and Wires therein are kept free `from moisture," and danger ot electrically charging the yconduit and contacting structures from 'the incaecd wires is thus obviatcd. The closures commonly eniployed. however, so far as I am. aware. are of a vcha 'acter which render them either impossible or difficult of application to conduits already installed, and otv a construction which necessitates the manufacture oiniany sizes thereof to tity conduits of varying sizes and which must be applied While such conduits are under procef-s of installation. y

The object of my invention is to provide-.a

simply constructed and inexpensive adjust' able closure or hood for such conduits, which may be readily applied to.conduits under course of inetallation` or which have been alreadyl installed. and so designed andl pronortioned that ay hood of predetermined size is interchangeable andI may be applied to conduits of dill'erent sizes, all as will be hereinafier more particularly pointed out.

The accompanying),r drawings illust ate my invention. i.

Figure 1 is an elevation showingaservice Wire conduit equipped with my improved hood; Fig. Q, a plan of said hood before being formed; Fig. 3. -a front elevation; Fig. 4A.- a rear elevation before ,-assemblageil land Fig. 5 is a View looking in the direction of 'tlieunder side of said hood.

In said drawings the portion marlied'l represents a conduit of ordinary construe tion, which is usually provided with a bushing, l1, at its upper end. or its peripheral `edge otherwise rounded or formed to provide a smooth resting surface for' the wires, 4l2, which are led thereover and into and down through said conduit l0. as indicatedy in Fig. l.

The hood. l5, to which my invention relates, is preferably formed of a single piece of sheet metal-cut or stamped substantially in the shape indicated in Fig. 2, which, upon being bent or .twisted in a curve 'from the point, 1G, to the base, l?, assumes a conical shape, as indicated in: Figs. l, 2 and 3, the point 16 being Ipreferably bent around said base portion to maintain the structure in conical form. As it necessary to make a Water-tight joint, the overlamoinpr or meeting edges ot" the hood, c, b, are provided with lugs., 1S, and eyelets, 1S), which register with each other, so'that the lugs may be projected through the eyelets anc clamped. or any appropriate means for the purpose may be employed, as will be readily understood. The part thus described represents the main or coniform portion ot the hood, and preferably from its base portion a shoulder.y 20, extends downwardly, its lower cud constituting a laterally; elongated collar, 2l, pro vided with eyelets, 22,`28, ol any desired number.

' In the' manufacture ot this device the main hood portion l may be substantially conically formed ready t'or attachnient and assemblage or completely assembled by rivl'etingg or otherwise attaching its nicetin edges.` In its application the collar 21 is drawn about the conduit l0 beneath bushing ll, and one of the eyelets 23 brought into registry with eyelet Q2. and a bolt and nut; as indicated or other device inserted therethrough to securely connect them. As there are a number ot the eyelets 23, the appropriate one vthereof is connected to eyelet.22 to neatly tit the collar to a particular sized.

conduit, so that the hood as a whole may be,

applied to a number of'sizes ot`-conduits ,llVhere a conduit of small size is employed, after the collar is connected, ,a surplus 'ot' material, as at 25, 9.6, 'may project from the' Aconnected endsthcreof, and as a bonvenienb means for removing the same I may score said collar, at 27, 28, so that one or more ot theseA portins'may be readily snipped off. After thus securing oollarl, and shoulder llfl portion 2O having been properiy :icijnsed f about the edge of bushing il, the edges oi he conical portion oi' 'he hood nre overlapped and Secured togethe-r, Ywhen applying the device o o concluir niremiy ineinied, hut Where snob conduit in course of instnihition the eoi'iieni hood portion muy" ho first nsseinbied und 'then :nl insed :imi :secured by the eoihir in the manner hereinhefore de- Suribed.

"Whiie hama shown nnfi decrihed nls device :is nnb-od "ingi` the ehonhier 20, C noi desire io he ninh-istljiod :is limiting my Seh io such pri nrrnnfgenient, ne nneier Sonie eondiiionl .snoh shoulder unifi ho innieriniilv defreneeii or iinfreneed eoniorin neatly io the upper nd oi" :1 conduit; und ii vfiii obo in nnderemoii that whiie li hure shown my improved hood hnvl,

einer nt diiifereni iminif; :imi no in length to ingj iis innhfi' sich: open vi muy where desir- E nbie ciofo suini open portion oy any Snitnhio 5 perforated or other inziiernli for die purpose omi lend the wires iherehri'mgh und ihei. ino ihe conduit.

I :im enabled to nimm'i'neiino n oondni' hood oi' thinl ehnrfieer 'in :1n eeonmnieni ninnnei', anni produce ai device which is nofiiiniy rendiiy zippiienhie to ininiied and noninstniied conduits but "which i5 nim nfilin- :ihie :uni iiiereire eniuihie oi 115e vfih 'Jonfhii'i'S of iiii'erent i'/:i-, und which when i smiled diieieniiy sheds n'nuer and efehnh moisture from die Conduit :1mi ihnsl nresegves fho Service wires 'therein und elimihnes the hinger of eieetlieni chan-ging hereinbeiiore referred to.

Qhiini :ii-s mj; inver-limi:

conduit hood Comprising n Closure,

el. eoni'hiit hood eon'ii'nieing nn intogrziiiji' fornnni closure having njieeiing ends, i hoi :ind i eolinr inning meeting noel', i mez-inv for .securing the meeting' ends of sniii eionire together, und means.: for :ich i); seenril'o the meeting ends of said ,fr conduit hood Comprisingv n eionre ofiiyingj meeting! ends, menno` for mitnehinfg miki meeting @ndi`V ioe'eihen n coihir Cni- 'Lmii'ing :nilnistnhly n'nehnhlo meeting ends, mouw lor 'securing tho ond-1: of said eolhu' i'uni :i shonhierconnecting said Cloifo und Qoiinr.

. ,i conduit 'ing n oosme lying' n, ing andi-5, :i shon ier. :mii n eoihir i11:h ni}ing niee'ing endet, i Sinmpeiii from one pie-ee of inetni.

in ent'iminy whereof l niiix my Sigiiatnre in presence oi? inea izooii vCornini' 

